Water in 2007: Stakeholders, Policy & the Election

Centre for Public Policy Symposium

8:30am, Friday 30th March, 2007

The Event

Professor Ann Capling, Director of the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne, invites you to a day-long symposium titled Water in 2007: Stakeholders, policy & the election. This event will provide you with a unique opportunity to hear from politicians and farmers, scientists and environmentalists, economists and water authorities as they each tackle water policy as a crucial issue for the upcoming federal election.

The Speakers and Presentations

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Peter Walsh MP, Member for Swan Hill, Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Spokesman on Agriculture and Water

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Senator Lyn Allison, Parliamentary Leader, Australian Democrats

Up a Lazy River: The Federal Government and Water Resources Management in Australia

Associate Professor Brian Finlayson, School of Anthropology, Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne

Economics 101 Versus Economics 101 Versus Australian Water Australian Water

Dr Lin Crase, School of Business, Latrobe University

Pragmatic Approaches and Tangible Outcomes

Jenny McLeod, Manager, Environment & Communication, Murray Irrigation Limited

Water in 2007: Stakeholders, policy & the election

Garry Smith, Executive Manager Strategy & Stakeholder Affairs, Goulburn-Murray Water

Federal Water Policy: a Farmer’s Perspective

Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Resources Committee, Victorian Farmers Federation;

Water policy reform and the Murray-Darling BasinWhere to from here?

Dr Arlene Buchan, Healthy Rivers Campaigner, Australian Conservation Foundation

Why Do Good Policy Processes Dissolve in Water?

Dr Brian Davidson, Senior Lecturer, Institute Of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne

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Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens spokesperson on Water Resources, Senator for Western Australia

How the Federal Government can Facilitate Water Trading

Dr Kein Gan, Water Supply - Demand Manager, Yarra Valley Water

Water in 2007: Stakeholders policy and the election

Campbell Fitzpatrick, Executive Director Water Resource Policy, Department of Sustainability & Environment

Poor outcomes from Poor outcomes from altered flow regimes

Dr Mike Grace, Director, Water Studies Centre, Monash University

The Venue

This symposium will be held in the Public Policy Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton. Please click here for more venue information.

The Program

Please click here to access a draft version of the symposium program.

Registration

Registration for this event is $88 (inc GST) which included morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Please click here to download a registration form.